Synonyms for hard-headed
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Stubborn — stubborn; wilful
stubborn, obstinate, pig-headed, headstrong, tenacious, tough, self-willed, hard nose, dogged, willful US, wilful UK, sullen, bull headed, unregenerate, mulish, stiff-necked, obdurate, unyielding, inflexible, steadfast, intractable, persistent, rigid
Definitions
- adj. 1
Stubborn; wilful.
- adj. 2
Realistic; pragmatic.
Related words
- Word family
- hardhead
- Other spellings
- hardheaded
Example sentences
- stubborn I'm not stubborn; i'm just always right, thats it.
- obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
- headstrong Tom doesn't seem to be as headstrong as Mary seems to be.
By length
- 5 letters
- tough1, rigid2
- 6 letters
- dogged1, wilful, sullen2, mulish
- 7 letters
- willful2
- 8 letters
- stubborn2, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- practical3, realistic4, pragmatic3, steadfast2, tenacious3, obstinate3
- 10 letters
- persistent3, inflexible4, headstrong2, unyielding3
- 11 letters
- intractable4
- 12 letters
- unregenerate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).